Migrations and dynamics of the intertropical convergence zone

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Tapio Schneider
Tobias Bischoff
Gerald H. Haug
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[1] California Institute of Technology,Department of Earth Sciences
[2] ETH Zürich,undefined
[3] 8092 Zürich,undefined
[4] Switzerland,undefined
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Nature | 2014年 / 513卷
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The intertropical convergence zone, where global rainfall is greatest, is a narrow belt of clouds usually centred about six degrees north of the Equator; this Review links its migrations on various timescales to the atmospheric energy balance.
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